Description
Bring this Crowd-Pleasing Summer Salad to your next get-together—bright, crunchy, and fruity with a zippy honey-lime dressing! Perfect for sharing ☀️🥗🍑
Ingredients
– 8 cups mixed salad greens 🥗
– 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 🍅
– 1 large cucumber, sliced 🥒
– 2 ears corn, grilled and kernels cut off 🌽
– 2 ripe peaches, sliced 🍑
– 1 avocado, diced 🥑
– 150g feta cheese, crumbled 🧀
– 1/2 cup toasted almonds, roughly chopped 🌰
– 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 🌿
– 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (optional) 🌿
– 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 🫒
– 2 tbsp honey 🍯
– 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 1 lime) 🍋
– 1 tsp Dijon mustard 🥄
– Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 🧂
– Optional: 2 grilled chicken breasts, sliced 🍗
Instructions
1 Prepare and chill: Rinse and spin the salad greens dry, then place in a large serving bowl.
2 Prep vegetables and fruit: Halve the cherry tomatoes, slice the cucumber and peaches, dice the avocado, and set aside.
3 Grill the corn: Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat and char the ears of corn for 8–10 minutes until slightly blackened; let cool and cut kernels off the cob.
4 Toast the almonds: In a small dry skillet over medium heat, toast the almonds until fragrant (2–4 minutes), then roughly chop.
5 Make the dressing: In a small bowl or jar whisk together olive oil, honey, lime juice, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper until emulsified.
6 Combine salad: Add the tomatoes, cucumber, corn kernels, peaches, avocado, feta, toasted almonds, and mint (and cilantro if using) to the bowl with greens.
7 Toss gently: Pour about two-thirds of the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine; add more dressing to taste.
8 Season: Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt, pepper, or lime juice as needed.
9 Add protein (optional): If using, slice grilled chicken breasts and arrange on top or serve alongside for guests to help themselves.
10 Serve: Transfer to a large platter or keep in the bowl; garnish with a few extra mint leaves and a drizzle of reserved dressing. Serve immediately for best texture.